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GUIDELINES FOR THE STAR TREK CONFERENCE (TREK)
Last Revised on June 1, 1992
Moderator - Marshall Presnell
Vice-Moderators - Martin Pollard
William Stone
Zorch Frezberg
POSTING OF ANY MESSAGES IN THIS CONFERENCE INDICATES THAT YOU HAVE
READ AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES.
Informational Note: This conference is not affiliated with any specific
network and may be gated to any network so long as the moderator is
informed as to the location and functional software of the gate.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> THE SEASON-ENDING FINALE RULE *IS* IN EFFECT! <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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Do not post ANY advance spoiler type information on the episode
TIME'S ARROW
until or after Monday, 22 June 1992
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D E D I C A T I O N
This conference is dedicated to Eugene Wesley Roddenberry and others
like him, who push back the curtain of darkness to show mankind's
potential to the rest of the world...
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Let's all remember the basic guidelines for participation in this conference:
1. Be POLITE! I think that speaks for itself. (If you _must_ be impolite,
do it elsewhere.) The moderator defines what is and is not polite. An
ancilliary rule is to BE TOLERANT. That doesn't mean you have to agree
with everyone, but you MUST be tolerant of THEIR beliefs!
2. This conference is devoted to discussing Star Trek: The Original Series,
The Animated Series, The Next Generation, and the aftermarket novels.
You will note the absence of the role playing game and tech fandom.
These two exceptions are based on the fact that these two areas generate
enough traffic on their own to justify separate conferences. The tags
are STARTREK and TREKTECH respectively. Discussions of OTHER
conferences, their rules, moderator actions, or users is strictly off
topic.
3. Cross-posting between conferences (so long as the subject material is on
topic) is permitted with *ADVANCE* moderator approval only. Currently,
there are authorized cross-postings from the STTNG conference, as well as
the Usenet rec.arts.startrek.info newsgroup.
4. STAY ON TOPIC! We are here to talk about Star Trek, old and new! If you
can't stay topical, please move your conversation to another conference,
or to NetMail. Minor deviations from the Trek universe are tolerated,
but frowned upon. Please moderate yourselves in this regard and avoid
abusing the priviledge.
5. Messages posted here are, BY DEFINITION, public. If you want to chat
with someone privately, use NetMail.
6. If you have some "inside" information which may be controversial, STATE
YOUR SOURCES OR STOP YOUR FINGERS! It's hard to keep everything running
smoothly if there is a rumor-war going on. If you can't or won't state
your sources for your information, then don't say anything at all.
7. Don't post ads here! This conference costs sysops money to move all over
the world. You probably wouldn't want to involuntarily pay for someone
ELSE's ads, so please give the sysops here the same consideration! The
same prohibition goes for commercial publicity, fan groups, or any person
or group wishing to exploit the distribution of this conference.
(If you want your Star Trek related group or product mentioned on this
echo, send the information VIA NETMAIL to the moderator who will
determine if it is appropriate for inclusion in the weekly Star Trek
Source Guide posting.)
8. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't call for votes on which series is better, or
which Enterprise is better, or what episode is the most popular, or which
character is better, etc.... it only wastes bandwidth in the conference
and is a non-representative sample at the very best!
9. Occasionally, when an exceptional show which relies on surprise is aired
(such as the resolution of a season-ending "cliffhanger"), the moderator
will request that no spoilers for the show be posted until a certain
date. PLEASE comply when this happens, as some people don't WANT to know
what's going to happen ahead of time!
10. Please use the spoiler protocol for shows until one week after satellite
uplink time. Spoiler protocol calls for the word "SPOILER" (in caps) to
be the first word in the subject line along with what it spoils, for
example: "SPOILER: I, Borg". The text of the message should have at
least 25 lines of NON-spoiler data (or just blank lines) before any
spoiler information.
11. READ all the rules again (especially #1)!
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Special topics to watch out for...
1. Religion: Seeing that this is a topic which almost universally degrades
into a posturing and preaching match, this topic should ONLY
be addressed as it DIRECTLY pertains to a Star Trek episode.
2. Abortion: Another hot button. Again, this topic should ONLY be addressed
as it DIRECTLY pertains to a Star Trek episode.
3. Homosexuality: This topic is probably THE most inflammatory topic ever
encountered in the TREK conference. As such, it should
ONLY be addressed as it DIRECTLY pertains to a Star Trek
episode.
*** The BE TOLERANT guideline will be STRICTLY ENFORCED in these threads! ***
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Problem resolution steps:
If you have a problem on this conference, please do send NetMail (preferred)
or EchoMail to the moderator at the address below. The moderator and vice-
moderators are here to help, as well as maintain a sembalance of order here.
Our rules are few, considering the scope of the conference, and are here to
make your conference experience more pleasant.
If you are violating any of the guidelines of this conference, the following
steps will occur:
1. You will be notified by either the moderator (or one of the vice-
moderators) that you have violated one or more of the conference
guidelines, and that you should correct the problem. At this point, the
moderator notifying you will begin a log of all messages from you which
violate the conference guidelines.
2. If the problem does not cease within a reasonable time frame (allowing
for EchoMail traffic delays, etc.), you will be warned again, and the
moderator (if he is not the one warning you) will be notified.
3. If the problem persists after the second warning, punitive action will be
taken by the moderator, up to and including removing your access to this
conference.
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Please direct questions and/or comments to the moderators at the addresses
listed below. This message is posted automatically once per week, or when it
changes. Thank you for your attention.
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Marshall Presnell 1:203/1701@fidonet Internet: Unavailable at this time
Martin Pollard 1:120/187@fidonet
Zorch Frezberg 1:205/1701@fidonet William Stone 1:115/439.4@fidonet